1285 East 224th Street, Bronx, NY 10466

The three-story, three-unit building at 1285 East 224th Street in the Edenwald neighborhood, owned by Patricia Spencer, was constructed in 1988 and has had several documented maintenance issues, most notably in late 2020. During October-November 2020, multiple Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) complaints and violations were recorded, including problems with pests (both insects and rodents), flooring issues in the third-floor hallway, and a window frame concern.

Specific violations included the presence of mice in apartment 3, flooring problems (both vinyl tiles and commercial tiles), doors requiring proper self-closing mechanisms, and the presence of an illegal double-cylinder lock on the third-floor entrance. More recent inspections show some improvement in pest management, with the 2022, 2023, and 2025 bedbug reports indicating zero infested or re-infested dwelling units. The building had several bedbug reporting violations between 2020-2021, but these appear to have been resolved.

As of October 2023, there remain some open violations from late 2020 related to hallway flooring repairs in apartment 3, though many of the 2020 violations were successfully closed. The most recent rodent inspection in 2013 did show passing results, though this is quite dated compared to the building's more recent history. While the building has experienced various maintenance issues over the years, particularly in 2020, the recent bedbug reporting suggests improved pest management, though the outstanding flooring violations from 2020 remain notable.